Rail-anchor



LM. scoTT. l RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 19I8. 1,347,595. A VPatented July 27, 1920.

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APPLICATVION FILED NOV. 8. I9l8. l 1,347,595, Patented JuIy27, 1920.

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UNITED STATES JOHN M. SCOTT, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 O vILLINOIS Y PATENT OFFICE.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail.- Anchors, of whichthe following is a specication.

My invention relates to devices for preventing the longitudinal orcreeping movement of railroad rails, these devices being commonly calledanticreepers, rail stays or rail anchors; and the primary object of theinvention is to provide an anticreeping device which will be light,strong, convenient to attach and remove from the rail, and which can bemade to take a firm and permanent hold on the rail. The inventioncontemplates more particular-l5r a device in which the hold on the railis accomplished by the wedging action vof the parts of the anchor, andone of the important objects of the invention is to provide a simpleexpe-l dient for' locking the wedged elements of the device inengagement with each other so that the grip of the anchor cannot be comeloosened by vibration or other disturbing forces. E

The invention is illustrated, in a preferred embodiment, in theaccompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a Jfragmentary plan viewof arailroadr rail and cross tie showing the rail anchor of my inventionapplied to the rail and bearing against the'tie.

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are sectional views on lines 2 2, 3-3 and V1m-4,respectively, of Fig. 1. l

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line of Fig. 4. V Y Fig. 6 is a view, inperspective,'of one of the members of the anchor.

Fig. 7 is a similarview of the other or key member of the anchor, andFig. 8 is a sectional view, onv a somewhat larger scale, taken on line 88 of Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figuresof the drawm gRseierring to the drawings, 10y indicates the rail havinga base-fiange 11. 12 'is one of the ties on which therail is supported.

The anchor consists, in the preferred embodiment of the inventionshown,fof two Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J111y'27, 1920;

Application med November a, 191s. i l

Serial No. 261.694.

members, a principal or body member 13 (Fig. 6) and a key ymember 14(Fig. 7). The body of the anchorl is provided at one end with suitablemeansfor engaging one edge of the base flange of the rail. For example,it may be formed with an integral jaw '15 which fits closely over thebase 'r'ro 1a.' BABNETT, or CHICAGO,

flange. At the other end it is formed with v a rib 16 which ispreferably .tapered in width, being wider at the end remoteV from thetie against which the anchor is abutted, and narrowing inthe directiontoward the tie. The center. portionof the body member of the anchorconsists of a relatively thin web 17 Vprovided 'at its edges withstrengthening ribs 1S and 19, the latter rib being widenedto provide aflange or-plate of tie '12. The end of the body of the anchor which isformed with the rib 16 may be further strengthened by means oi' adepending webl 21. The end ofv the web 17 adjacent Y 2O adapted to bearagainst the vertical face l therib 16 is formed onthe under side with 1a thickened part providing af-wedging sur- :tace 22with which the keymember 14 cooperates. The key memberlllis formed with a slit orbifurcation 23 so that thekey will straddle the web 17 of the ybody mem-The upper part of the key is formed` the face of the cross tie and thebifurcated j l.

key 14 is driven upon the rweb of the body betweenthe edge ofthe railbase and rib #A 16. A double wedgingaction takes place due to thel factthat the inner face 260i the rib 16 has a slight inclination ,inwardlyin the direction towardthetie and because of the provision of the webwith the wedging surface 22. In other words, Vin 'driving the wedge homeit is-forced kinwardly against the rail and is also` driven `tightly lonthe Y web, the wedging surface 22 tending to force the upper and lowermembersof the key apart. ,y u l.

Vhen the device has been applied to the rail the projecting lug 25 isbent over, with a hammer, so that it overlaps the-side of the rib 16-jas indicated at 25a in certain of thel figures. By tapering the ribV 16as shown a lock is providedwhich positively l prevents any reversemovement, ofthe key.

I claim:

l. A rail anchor comprising a member.

to extend under the base flangevof Va rail, and a key adapted to bedriven between said member and the'rail and provided with a bendableportion on its side adapted to be bent downwardly into lockingengagement with the Vsaid Vmember to prevent reverse movement of thekey.A

2. A rail anchor comprising a member to extendfnnde'r thel base flangeofv a rail and formed with a rib, and a key adapted to be driven betweensaid member and the rail and provided with a lug vertically bendableover saidl rib to prevent reverse movement of the key. i

3. A rail anchor rcomprising a member to extend under the base flange efthe rail and formed with a longitudinally'tapered rib and a key adaptedto berdriven between said member and the rail and provided with a lugbendable over a tapered portion of said rib to 'prevent reverse movementof therkey.-

extend under the base flange of a rail pro-. vided at one end with meansfor 'engaging one edge of the base flange of the railfand at f the otherwith an upstanding vertical rib, and a key adapted to grip the baseflange of rails ofvarious thickness to be driven between the base flangeof the rail and said rib provided with means for engaging said ribwhereby reverse movement ofthe key is prevented.

5. 'A rail anchor comprising a member. to Y extendnnder the base flangeof `a rail provided atgone end with means for engaging one edge of thebase flange of the rail and at the other with an upstanding rib, and akey adapted to be driven between thebase flange of the rail and said ribformed with a lng-'bendable over the longitudinal edge of said rib toprevent reverse movement of 50 the key. Y

6. A rail anchor comprisingja member toextend under the base flangeV ofa rail provided at one end with means for engaging one edge of Vthe baseflange of the rail and at the other with an upstanding, longiA tudinallytapered'rib', and a key adapted to he driven between'the base flange 'ofthe rail and-said rib formed with a lug vertically4 bendable over saidrib. Y'

7. A rail anchor' comprising `a member te extendY under the base flangeofa rail provided at ene e'dY with means for engaging one edge of thebase flange of the rail and at the other with anV upstandingrib taperedA t'w'ar'dV thetie, and a Akey adapted to be 4. A railanchor comprisinga member to driven between the base flange of the rail Y ing oneedge ofthe base flange of a rail and Ywith a web to extend under said baseflange, and a bifurcated key adapted to be ldriven astride said web toengageVV the other edge of the base flange of the rail.

9. A rail anchor comprising a member provided at one end with means foren gaging one edge ofthe base flange of a rail and with a web to extendunder said base flange, and a bifurcated key adapted to be drivenastride sa-id web to engage the other edge ofV the base flange of therail in en gagement with a wedging surface on the web which tends tospread the Vupper and lower parts `of' the key.

' 10. A rail anchor comprising amember provided at Vone end with meansfor engaging one edge of the base flange of arail, with a web to extendunder said baseflange' and with a rib at the opposite end of the web,Land a bifurcated key adapted to be driven astride said web between saidrib Vand the base flange of the rail.

ll. A rail anchor compri'singva member provided at one endwithV meansfor engag ing one edge ofthe base flange of a rail, with a web to extendunder said base flange and with a rib at 'the oppositeend of the web,and a bifurcatedlkey adapted to be driven astride said web between` saidrib and the base flange of therail, said key and the aforesaid members*of i theV anchor being formed with wedging surfaces whereby the wedgewhen driven in to place is'forced in wardly against thev rail base.

12. A rail anchorV comprising a- Vmember provided at one end with meansfor engaging one edge of the base flangeiof aprail, with a web `toextend under said base flange and with a 'rib at the opposite end of theweb, and a bif'urcatedY key adapted' tonbe driven astride lsaidV webbetween said rib and the base flange of'they rail,l said key and theaforesaid members of the anchor'` being formed withl wedging surfaceswhereby the wedge wheny driven intoVY place is forced" inwardly againstthe rail base and is spread oversaid web.y l

v13. 4Arail 'anchor` comprising a member provided aton'e end with meansfor engaging one' edge of the base fla'nge'of a rail, with aweb toextend under said base flange and with a rib at" the opposite end of theweb; a bifnrcated key adapted te be driven astride said web between saidrib and the base flange ofthe rail', and a lug-which! is bendable toengage said key with theother lmember ef-the anchor.:

14. A rail anchr emprising a member provided at one end' with means forengaging one edge of the base flange of a rail, with a web to extendunder said base flange and with a rib at the opposite end of the web,and a bifurcated key adapted to be driven astride said web between saidrib and the base flange of the rail, said key being formed with a lugadapted to be bent over said rib.

l5. A rail anchor comprising a member provided at one end with means forengaging one edge of the base flange of a rail, with a web to extendunder said base flange and with a rib at the opposite end of the web,and a bifnrcated key adapted to be driven astride said web between saidrib and the base flange of the rail, said key being Aformed with a lugadapted to be bent over seid rib, and the rib being tapered in thedirection toward the tie.

16. A rail anchor comprising a web to eX- tend under the base flange ofa rail, a jaw at one end of the web and a rib upwardly projecting fromthe other end, and a bifurcated key adapted to be driven astridel Saidweb between the rib and base flange of the rail.

17. A rail anchor comprising a web to extend under the base flange of arail, a jaw at one end of the web and a rib upwardly projecting from theother end, a bifurcated .key adapted to be driven astride said webbetween the rib and base flange of the rail, and means for preventingreverse movement of the key.

18. A rail anchor comprising a web to extend under the base flange of arail, a jaw at one end of the web and a rib upwardly .projecting fromthe other end, and a bifurcated key adapted to be driven astride saidweb between the rib and base flange of the rail, said key being formedwith a lug adapted to be bent over Said rib,

19. A rail anchor comprising a web to ex- JOHN M. SCOTT

